Nursing : Complementary Alternative & Therapies, Forum 5

Forum # 5 Assignment Instructions

For this week you will write a guided imagery script that you feel might be helpful to either the patient population you serve, the nurses you work with, or your friends and family. When you write a script, try to engage the five senses. Openings usually start with relaxing, closing the eyes, and deep breathing. Closings involve bringing the person back slowly to the here and now. I have attached some examples of scripts that I have written. You will then try reading the script to at least one person, it can be anyone, and get their response.

Here is what to include in this week’s posting:

• The name of the imagery script
• What type of person you wrote it for
• The actual script
• Who you read it to and what they thought about it.
• No need for APA this week. Post your to discussion forum #5 by Midnight Wednesday. Post a substantial response to another by Midnight Saturday.

Example: Script for Assignment

By the Fireplace: By Desiree Hensel

Close your eyes and find a comfortable position. Notice how your body is feeling.

Take a long slow breath allowing your belly to rise. As you breathe in, send that breath to the places that feel most tense. Now slowly breathe out. Let your belly gently fall and blow away that tension.

Breathing two more times. Send breath to your tight spots and blow away that tension.

As you continue breathing, imagine gazing at a fireplace. Feel how the warmth of the fire travels down your body; over your neck, across your shoulders, down your chest, and the back of your spine. Let the warmth continue down your arms and legs and out your fingers and toes.

Continue to breathe slowly… smoothly… deeply.

Now watch the flicker of the fire in your mind’s eye and imagine this fire glowing warmly from your heart center. As the fire glows brighter, your heart grows larger and more open.

Breathe in light and love to your heart center and as you breathe out, send love back into the universe.

Continue watching the fire flicker and notice how the pattern changes. As you gaze at the dances of yellow, orange, red and white light, feel yourself become deeply relaxed.

Now listen to the sounds of the fire. Notice the crackling and popping as well as the softer whispering sounds. Let those sounds quite your mind. Let those sounds replace any thoughts that may distract you.

Keep your breath slow deep and even. Let that breath continue to fuel the fire that is keeping you warm and peaceful. Imagine as you breathe in the fire grows. As you breathe out it calms, but only slightly.

Continue to breathing and begin to enjoy the scents of the fire. Let the fire’s aroma remind you of a joyful time that you shared a fire with family or friends. Remember that feeling of happiness, closeness, and love.

As you continue to experience the fire notice how it has changed and notice how your body has changed. Let the warmth of the fire to melt away your cares and worries.

Take a few more slow deep breaths and imagine that fire moving through any remaining tension, melting it away. Notice how relaxed you have become.

Now take a few last deep breaths and slowly begin to bring your awareness back to the here and now. Wiggle your fingers and toes or take a stretch. The open your eyes and continue to enjoy this warm relaxed feeling.

A Meditation for Healing: by Desiree Hensel

Come into a comfortable position either seated or lying on your back. Close your eyes.

 

Begin to focus your intention inward. Scan your mind and body for places that need to be made whole.

 

Now turn your palms upward so they can receive healing energy.

 

Take a few slow deep breaths. Listen to the sound of your breath as it travels in and out through your nose. Let that sound quite your mind.